For the past few days, I have been working on an illustrated wildlife guide to Saipan. So far I have completed several birds and two lizards; I plan to work on fish next.
Each animal has a detailed illustration and an interesting fact.
Here is what I have so far:
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Marianas Fruit Dove;
This bird is an endangered species. Its greatest threat is the brown snake.
Luckily, zoos are helping to keep the species alive.
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Micronesian Honeyeater |
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Rufous Fantail:
You may observe this bird performing "acrobatics" in the air but this is
only its hunting technique (for bugs). |
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Golden White-eye:
Only found in the Marianas Islands. |
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Collared Kingfisher |
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White Tern |
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Common House Gecko:
House geckos can cling to walls due to their suction-like feet and jagged
tail. |
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Green Anole (or as we call it, 'Bunny)
This lizard can change its skin from green to brown, for camouflage. |
2 comments:
I want to be a Micronesian Honeyeater - first, because I like the sound of that diet (!), and second, because I could be near you all! Oh, and third, because it's way cooler than being a gecko cause the little suction cup feet don't always work and then it falls on people who are not expecting it and people start screaming. (This is a fact.)
Wow, that's pretty cool. Hey, I thought you guys didn't have brown snakes on Saipan?
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